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SO NOW CALL THIS BA THIS, UH, SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BAYTOWN CITY COUNCIL ORDER.

OH, I MEANT TO TELL OUR OTHER, OUR OTHER PARTNERS.

THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT.

UM, BUT IT IS, UH, 6 31.

THIS IS A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BAYTOWN CITY COUNCIL.

WE DO HAVE A QUORUM.

[a. Consider a resolution authorizing (i) the publication of the Notice of Intent to issue Certificates of Obligation for the convention center facilities and related infrastructure and (ii) advanced funding.]

WE HAVE ITEM ONE A CONSIDERED RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PUBLICATION OF THE NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION FOR THE CONVENTION CENTER FACILITIES AND RELATED INFRASTRUCTURE AND ADVANCED FUNDING.

UM, SO I'D LIKE STAFF MAYBE TO GIVE A GENERAL SYNOPSIS OF I GUESS, WHY WE'RE GOING THROUGH THIS ONCE AGAIN.

AND, UM, JUST SO THAT THE GENERAL PUBLIC WILL BE MADE AWARE AND WE HAVE TWO NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS SINCE THEN.

SURE.

SO IT'D BE OBVIOUSLY GREAT FOR THEM TO BE AWARE OF THAT ALSO.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

UH, AS SOME OF YOU WILL REMEMBER ON THE 18TH OF NOVEMBER, 2019, UH, THE CITY COUNCIL, UH, AGREED TO ISSUE COS OF 20.5 MILLION IN RESPECT OF THE HOTEL AND CONVENTION CENTER PROJECT.

UM, IT IS NOW NECESSARY TO REAFFIRM THAT COMMITMENT.

UH, THE FIGURE OF 20.5 REMAINS AS BEFORE, UH, THERE ARE NO OTHER, UH, DEBT OBLIGATIONS BEING TAKEN ON BY THE CITY IN RESPECT OF, UH, THIS PROJECT.

UH, THE OTHER PIECE OF CLARIFICATION I'D LIKE TO GIVE IS THAT, UH, THIS WILL BE FUNDED THROUGH THE MDD, UH, FROM SALES TAX AND NOT THROUGH THE CITY COUNCIL'S GENERAL FUND FROM PROPERTY TAX.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE, SIR.

OKAY.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON ITEM ONE A? UM, I THINK MOST OF Y'ALL WERE HERE WHEN, WHEN THIS WAS DONE.

IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THIS WAS ISSUED AND IT'S THE, THE ISSUANCE WAS VALID FOR 12 MONTHS OR 12 MONTH PERIOD.

OBVIOUSLY BECAUSE OF COVID, WE EXCEEDED THAT.

AND SO THIS IS, THIS IS, UH, YEAH, THIS IS A RE REISSUANCE OF A, A REAFFIRMATION.

OKAY.

BASICALLY, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE IT'S CLEAR.

YEAH.

SO, AND, UH, IT IS GOOD TO HEAR THAT THE, I GUESS TWO THINGS.

ONE, THAT THE, THE VALUE, THE, THE NUMBER VALUE HAS STAYED THE SAME AND THAT, UM, THIS IS FUNDED THROUGH SALES TAX, UH, OR MDD, WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY WHEN PEOPLE EITHER SPEND MONEY OR, OR, UH, SOME, SOME OF THOSE, I GUESS ON AVERAGE 40% OF FOLKS WOULD BE FROM OUTSIDE OUR COMMUNITY.

THAT WOULD, UM, YOU COULD ASSUME THAT 40% OF THE SALES TAX COLLECTED IS FROM PEOPLE WHO, WHO ARE NOT A RESIDENT OF BAYTOWN.

SO, UM, THAT'S ALSO GOOD NEWS.

SO WITH THAT, UH, ENTERTAIN A MOTION OF ITEM ONE, A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM ONE A SECOND WE HAVE MOTION TO SECOND.

ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? YES, SIR.

I JUST HAVE A COMMENT.

I, I'VE, UH, IN THE PAST, I'VE PREVIOUSLY STATED I'M OPPOSED TO NON-EMERGENCY CO.

SO I'LL JUST BE VOTING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THAT.

OKAY.

I UNDERSTAND.

YEP.

OKAY.

UM, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SO WITH THAT, I, UM, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

UH, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ITEM ONE A AS PRESENTED, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE.

ALL THOSE POST NAY.

[b. Consider a resolution repealing Resolution No. 2648, which approved a budget for the Baytown Convention Center Project, and approving a revised budget for the Baytown Convention Center Project in accordance with the Development Management Agreement.]

OKAY.

WE HAVE ITEM ONE B, CONSIDER RESOLUTION, REPEALING RESOLUTION NUMBER 2 6 4 8, WHICH APPROVED FOR A BUDGET, WHICH APPROVED A BUDGET FOR THE BAYTOWN CONVENTION CENTER PROJECT AND APPROVING A REVISED BUDGET FOR THE BAYTOWN CONVENTION CENTER PROJECT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT.

YES.

SO, MIGHT WANNA EXPLAIN ITEM ONE B.

I THINK WE'VE HEARD IT TWICE.

UH, AND DID YOU HAVE, UH, MR. MAYOR, I'M DELIGHTED TO TELL YOU IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD THE MDD APPROVED THE, UH, THE NEW BUDGET FOR .

SO YOU'RE, YOU'RE, YOU ARE NOW BEING INVITED TO, UH YEP.

UH, TO AGREE TO THEIR AGREEMENT.

YEP.

I THINK WE'RE GOOD.

ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS ON ITEM ONE B IF NOT UNINTENDED MOTION.

MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM ONE B, SECOND.

MOTION TO SECOND.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ITEM ONE B AS PRESENTED, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE.

ALL THOSE OPPOSED? NOT ON THIS ONE.

OKAY.

[c. Consider an ordinance authorizing the First Amendment to the Funding Agreement with the Baytown Hospitality Public Facilities Corporation and the Baytown Municipal Development District to fund the costs of the Pre-Construction Agreement with DPR Construction and a portion of the costs of the Development Management Agreement with Garfield Public/Private LLC, for expenses associated with the Baytown Hotel and Convention Center Project.]

ITEM ONE C, CONSIDERED ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH THE BAYTOWN HOSPITALITY PUBLIC FACILITIES CORPORATION AND THE BAYTOWN MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT TO FUND THE COST OF THE PRE-CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT WITH DPR CONSTRUCTION AND A PORTION OF THE COST OF THE DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT WITH GARFIELD PUBLIC PRIVATE LLC FOR EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH THE BAYTOWN HOTEL AND CONVENTION CENTER PROJECT.

SO I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ITEM ONE C.

MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM ONE C.

THANK YOU, MA'AM.

SECOND, WE HAVE A SECOND.

THANK YOU, SIR.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ITEM ONE C AS PRESENTED, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE.

ALL THOSE OPPOSED? OKAY.

UH, MOTION CARRIES

[2. MANAGER'S REPORT Notice is hereby given in accordance with Section 551.0415 of the Texas Government Code, the City Council of the City of Baytown may receive a report about items of community interest from City staff and/or a member of the City Council, but no action or possible action shall be taken or discussed concerning the subject of such report, except as provided by Section 551.042 of the Texas Government Code.]

AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM TWO, UH, WHICH IS MANAGER'S REPORT.

THANK YOU FOR ALL BEING HERE.

I HAVE NO REPORT.

UH, YOU HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT TO OFFER YOU? NO.

WHY WE COME HERE FOR, ARE YOU, WHY'D THEY PUT IT ON HERE FOR TRYING TO MAKE IT EASY? I DON'T KNOW.

JUST IN CASE.

JUST IN CASE I GOT IT.

I, BUT NEXT TIME I COME, I'LL HAVE A REPORT.

OKAY.

WE GOT A WEEK.

WELL, THAT'LL BE WELL.

YEAH.

I DO WANT TO, YOU KNOW, RICK, I UH, RAY GARFIELD IS ACTUALLY HERE WITH US AS WELL.

WE SEE 'EM.

YEAH.

AND THEY, THE FULLY INOCULATED OH, OKAY.

GREG GARFIELD, , UH, GOT BOTH OF THEM.

YEAH.

SO I DO

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APPRECIATE OUR PARTNERS COMING HERE.

IT DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND, UH, WE'RE, WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU AND WHICH NOW GOES INTO A, A BETTER PART OF, UH, A DECADE NOW THAT WE'VE BEEN AFFILIATED WITH EACH OTHER.

SO GRATEFUL FOR THEM.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

UH, I KNOW THAT THERE'S MANY ZOOM CALLS THAT TAKE PLACE.

I THINK EVERY TIME I'M WALKING AROUND HERE, LIKE, OH, RICK'S ON A ZOOM CALL WITH DPR OR GARFIELD, EVERYBODY ELSE.

SO, UH, BUT CERTAINLY THANK, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE EFFORTS TO GET TO THIS POINT.

I THINK WE'RE ALMOST THERE.

AND SO, UM, WE CONTINUE TO, TO, TO, UH, PROCEED AND THERE ARE A LOT OF BUZZ WITH IN THE, WITH THE HOTEL AND, AND, UH, THIS IS THE EXCITING ITSELF.

AND, AND NOW I THINK WITH, UM, OBVIOUSLY IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE GETTING HOPEFULLY CLOSER TO A, A, UH, SENSE OF NORMALCY.

I DON'T WANT BE TOO PREMATURE ON THAT, BUT, BUT, BUT THINGS ARE LOOKING UP.

I HOPE, I HOPE THAT'S THE CASE AND THAT EVERYBODY STILL REMAINS TO BE SAFE AND THAT WE CAN GET TO THAT POINT.

WE CAN USE A LITTLE SUNSHINE.

THAT'S GOOD.

ABSOLUTELY.

SO I THANK COUNSEL, UH, FOR COMING TOGETHER HERE ON A, ON A ANOTHER THURSDAY.

AND SO WITH THAT, THIS MEETING'S NOW ADJOURNED.

THANK YOU.